Sol 6.1

  1. يا ناصر الآداب عدْ

    عود الربيع إلى حماك

    O champion of letters, return

    as spring returns to your domain.

  2. وارحم قلوب المخلصي

    ن المغرمين بملتقاك

    And have mercy on the hearts of the devoted,

    who are enamored of meeting you.

  3. واحلل محلك فيهمُ

    فلقد أضر بهم نواك

    And take your place among them;

    for your absence has harmed them.

  4. وأقم لأهل الفضل مو

    سمهم كما اعتادت علاك

    And hold for the people of merit

    their festival, as your eminence is accustomed to do.

  5. وتلقَّ غالية المدا

    ئح معلناً لهم رضاك

    And receive the perfume of praises,

    declaring to them your approval.

  6. لولا قواعد لا تري

    د لها انحلالاً وانتهاك

    Were it not for rules you do not wish

    to see dissolved or violated,

  7. وحكومة شكرت لك ال

    نعم التي صنعت يداك

    and a government that thanked you for

    the favors your two hands bestowed,

  8. وديون أقوام علي

    ها لا ترى منها انفكاك

    and debts to others weighing upon

    it, from which you see no escape,

  9. لَجعلتَ للشعراء في

    مالية القطر اشتراك

    you would have granted the poets

    a share in the country's finances;

  10. وتقاسموا منها نصي

    بَهُمُ كما اقتسموا نداك

    and they would have divided their portion of it,

    as they divided your bounty.

  11. أنت الأمير لمن تلب

    بيه وتنجد إذ دعاك

    You are the prince to whomever you answer

    and aid when he calls upon you.

  12. تُعطي فتمتلك النفو

    س بأسرها أي امتلاك

    You give, and thus possess souls

    entirely—what utter possession!

  13. وخلا نظيرك في البلا

    د فلا أرى سمحاً سواك

    And you have no equal in the land;

    I see no generous person but you.

  14. ولقد طلعت على فؤا

    دي قبلما عيني تراك

    And you dawned upon my heart

    before my eye beheld you.

  15. ووجدت حلَّتَك المها

    بة والمروءة من حلاك

    And I found your robe to be

    dignity, and chivalry among your adornments.

  16. يهتز للمدح اهتزا

    ز المشرفية معطفاك

    At praise, your flanks quiver

    like Mashrafi swords.

  17. وتفيض للراجي الندى

    بشراً فتشرق وجنتاك

    And you overflow for one who hopes for bounty

    with gladness, so your cheeks shine.

  18. ويشف عما في فؤا

    دك من حنان ناظراك

    And the tenderness in your heart

    shines through your eyes.

  19. ضمن المنى لك والرضى

    ومظاهر الدنيا هداك

    Your guidance secured you wishes and contentment,

    and the splendors of the world.

  20. وأنالك المجد الكبي

    ر على رفاقك أصغراك

    And great glory was won for you

    above your peers by your two smallest organs—heart and tongue.

  21. وكفاك أن تدعى نصي

    ر العلم مكرمة كفاك

    And it is enough for you to be called

    champion of learning—an honor enough for you.

  22. شرف تباهى المخلصو

    ن به كما اعترفت عداك

    An honor in which the devoted took pride,

    as your foes have acknowledged.

  23. لم أنس قولك لي وقا

    سي الداء ينذر بالهلاك

    I have not forgotten your words to me, while

    cruel illness threatened death:

  24. ساء الفضائل ما دهاك

    فمتى أرى الآسي شفاك

    "What has befallen you has grieved the virtues;

    so when shall I see that the healer has cured you?"

  25. أنهضتني كالليث بع

    دَ العجز عن بعض الحراك

    You raised me up like a lion,

    after I had been unable to stir even a little.

  26. ومددت لي سبباً جعل

    ت به محلَّتِيَ السماك

    And you stretched out to me a cord,

    by which I made al-Simak my dwelling.

  27. فكأنني في عزمك ال

    ماضي سموت وفي قواك

    So it is as though, through your resolve,

    unwavering, and through your strength, I rose.

  28. لي من كلامك جوهرٌ

    غالٍ كما لي من غناك

    From your words I have a jewel,

    precious, just as from your wealth I have

  29. بُدَرٌ وددت لهن لو

    قبلت كفك ثم فاك

    purses of money, for which I wished

    that I might kiss your palm, and then your mouth.

  30. إن انتفاعي من ثرا

    ئك مثل نفعي من حجاك

    Indeed, my benefit from your wealth

    is like my benefit from your wisdom.